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S. J. TURNER.

STRAP FASTENER OPERATING APPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 7. 1919.

1,319,127. Patented 001;. 21,1919.

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ssaAr-msawaaqr aewme.a e 'maaet- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL J. TURNER, a

.citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new useful Improvements in Strap-Fastener-Opb had wh y t d l e j a l on Wi h h att inm nt Q th e lp h d irable' .Qbjects fin mind .I have ,prod l -a e n en ft embo ment 9f the tiq il ustra ed in h la c mpaey ng drawin fandlde qribed i d tailhelew-j 111. hi d awe etins' pp a O W'hieh the t l-E in is a specification.

he-p esen inventioncenee tes ne el and serviceable means for deformingor dis torting the overlapped end of" a Inetalband or st p nd a tast ning p tt ove he e,

wher y the P t Will be e ifirm y aliasecurely l inter ed; oge her hat they f ert be me v ep a df-orde ached, service. .The bands or straps referred to are vthesen ed fqrblndmgb es. a en ie i 1m lar containers to eflectivelyhold them from spreading or coming apart durlng therough treatment received in transit and "otherwise.

ing structures of this general character, the

v device includes a cooperating die and @359. i-ciated punch with suitable means -i :'0r actuating th mwith' t e xpendi -Q a t mpp r iv ly small .am lmte anua efi t- .O'nei aim of this invention is the provision loii n app nce of his type in. hich th punch and die are of sne'h shape 0r form that, they can be easily and eeonomica'lly 1 produced and will withstandthe strains and stresses to which they are snb jected fwithont breaking, shipping, or otherwise, becoming dama ed A fu th r. obiett of th nte t isthe production of such an apparatus with r r s form d re ate .t en .otlier .IthatQgreat. leverage on :the panel;can v d. gahinetes in the punch, this springg'fbeing supplemented -or associated punchele-- Lit-e m e apa t of this speelfieatieitiltk .r'eie e ce char t rs .r fe tq the halt thrt ghei th s vett views "liisteh dr w n a Figure .l'is a central, longitudinal, vertical enlarged scale;

section throiighthe device Fig. 2 is a plan viewof'thestructnre; -fFig. 3'jis an. end

view of the same pn-an .s ee fieetie e ette s-Patent P tented ct- 21, 1919.- e ptea fi ed Match 7, e Se e 2- 28 2?! ends of a metal band or strap and-their 'assoclated clip fastener; and

Fig. 5 is an edgevievv ofthe partsillusin thickness: t 14. thus: PZOviding a tran-sverse shoulder 15,andhaving als o a beveled front or end edge 16 to failitate its introduction orinsertion underthe stretched or tightened "band or strap. -Cutfinthe topof 7 this P t of ee ed ic ness is astrai he groove 1;? positioned centrally anddisposed lengthwise the apparatus as a Whole. A punch18 is slidable toward and from the -'die-bl ock bei;ng guided'in its reciprocations by the'upright, apertured,"cross-vval l 19 ef the part 10 and removable-" end-plate 20 held'to the element -10 =by a plurality of screws 21, 2-1;, This'pn ch'has'a pair. of opposed alined teeth 12, --12 oppositely taperedlengthwise the-"device at 23butfhaving straight, vertical end surfaces 24 form ing extensions :of the face f "the maingb dy fth v r Such pqneh is automatically raised r fromgthe assoeiated zdie hlock by 1a deaf-' spring 25 fiastened to the fmember -10 near one endby ascrew-26 andextended through 'thefaperture fzi of-Wallw into a recess pr watip iiu ctienb a-eoi1-s ringe9 pressing 7 v upwardly against 'its'nndersurface. Y Y 7 v To depres the punch and" cause its bev- -'-eledli1gs toententhe die groove, a bent lever 30 is fulcrumed 'or hinget l-near ene end of a fixed shaft 31 supported inspaced 1 pstanding; 1 ears '32, "-32 ferining parts 'ofgthe elegmeht lpnger "leg' j of ,such punch OPBILaiZlZHg lever is bent downwardly seineyvhatgatjsg zshqwn i Fig. "1,; anal enacting withj this parft fis an antliriction rollen 40 I amounted ongthe she erm 3 1 of 'a bell -eizank 7 almi- 35 f which h I he-partf{36constitutesan gretigg haa'dle iS m-h ten-ne member dle 36.

7 desired leverage effect.

I is depressed the leverage on they punch is increased by reason of the angular-relation ofqthe two arms-of the bell-crank and also because the pointof contact of armB with lever 30 progressively recedes from the fulis fulcrumed on a cross pin 37 extending across the hollowed out or channel upper part of the member 10, so that to some eX- tent the bell-crank lever is accommodated and received in such member.

To positively limit the downward travel of the punch and also the closing action of handle 36, element 10 is equipped with an adjustable screw stop or abutment 38 adapted to engage a boss or lug 39 cast on the under side of the transversely-curved hanshoulder 15, then the-handle 36 is pressed down from its full line position in Fig- 1 to the dottedline position, thus bringing about the descent of the punch through the medium of the'intermediate bent lever 30. This movement ofthe punch teeth 22, 22 in cooperation with theside walls of the groove of the die cuts pairs of'spaced slits 53, 53 in the opposite edges of the band ends and its fastener clip. 'At the same time these beveled or tapered lugs or teeth bend down into the groove the tongues -of'metal 54:, 54k

between the slits thus sosecurely interlocking the three parts, band ends and clip, that they can not be pulled; apart or separated'under' the strains to which the band or strap is subjected. As soonas handle 36 is released it rises as does also the punch under the lifting action of the companion springs 25 and 29. 5 45,

lever 30 as shown a substantial and, adequate range of movement of the punch It will be understood that by bending may be had without sacrificing any of the It will beunderstood, furthermore, that when the handle 36 crum pin of the latter.

Within the; scope of the appendedclaims many changes and modifications ingthe structure shownand described maybeindulged in all falling within the. novel principles on i which the invention :is based and: accordinglyv it will be miderstoodnthat the invention is susceptible of fairly widely differing embodiments all incorporating the important and valuable features thereof.

I claim: 7 1. In a fastener deforming appllance of the character described, the combination of a support, a grooved die mounted thereon adapted to sup ort a plurality of superposed bodies wit the groove disposed crosswis of their lengths, a punch guided by and slidable in said support toward and from said die, and means to operate said punch, the latter having, oppositely -beveled teeth adapted to enter said die groove, the sides only of the punch co-acting with the walls of the die groove to provide parallel slits in the superposed bodies operated upon, the beveled faces of such teeth pressing the tongues of the material between said slits out of their original planes, thereby locking said bodies together by such laterally disposed 'deformed tongues, substantially as described. 2. In a fastener deforming appliance of the character described, the combination of a 7.

support, a die thereon, a punch guided by and slidable in said support toward and from said die, and means to operate said punch including a lever fulcrumed on said support and having a surface oblique to the longitudinal aXis of the lever, and a bellcrank lever fulcrumed on said support having one of its arms bearing on said surface to operate the lever, and punch, substantially as described.

3. In a fastener-deforming appliance of I the character described, the combination of a support, a die thereon, a punch guided by and slidable in saidsupport toward and from said die, andcmeanslto operate said punch, including a lever fulcrumed on said" support and haying a surfaceoblique to the longitudinal axis of the lever, and an operatmg bell-crank lever fulcrumed on said support having a shorter arm equipped with an 7 anti-friction roller bearingon said lever surfaceto operate the lever and punch, substantially as described. V

4. In a fastener deforming appliance of the character described,the' combination of a support, a grooved die mounted thereon adapted to support a plurality of superposed bodies with the groove disposed crosswise'of their lengths, a punchguidedlby and slid'able in said supporttoward and from said die, the

' punch having oppositely-beveled teeth adapted to enter said die; groove, the sides only of-the punch teeth co-acting with the walls of the dieigroove to 'provide parallel V slits in'thesuperposed bodiesoperatedupon, 'thebeveledfaces of gSllCh teeth pres'singthe tongues of material between such slits out of vtheir ,Original planes thereby lockingsaid bodies together by such -"laterally-disposed deformedtongues,and means to operate said punch including. aleverfulcrumed on said support and having a surfaceoblique to the longitudinal axis of the lever,,and an operating bell-crank lever fulcrumed on said support having one of its arms bearing on said surface to operate the lever and punch, substantially as described.

5. In a fastener deforming appliance of the character described, the combination of a support, a grooved die mounted thereon adapted to support a plurality of superposed bodies with the groove disposed crosswise of their lengths, a punch guided by and slidable in said support toward and from said die, the punch having oppositely beveled teeth adapted to enter said die groove, the sides only of the punch teeth co-acting with the walls of the die groove to provide parallel slits in the superposed bodies operated upon, the beveled faces of such teeth pressing the tongues of material between such slits out of their original planes, thereby locking said bodies together by such laterallydisposed deformed tongues, and means to operate such punch including a lever fulcrumed on said support and having a surface oblique to the longitudinal axis of the lever, and a hookshaped operating bell-crank lever fulcrumed on such support having one of its arms shorter than the other and equipped with an anti-friction roller bearing on said lever surface to operate the lever and punch, said 0perating-lever being shaped to receive between its two arms the part of the lever having the oblique surface, substantially as described.

SAMUEL J. TURNER.

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